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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

easel

/ˈi.zəl/

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What does easel mean?

noun

  1. An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.

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/ˈi.zəl/

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On a table behind the easel rose a tall mechanical contrivance, the chief feature of which was a thick upright spiral screw.
Harold FredericThe Damnation of Theron WareProject Gutenberg ebook #133
Lastly, our author reminds us that a man who writes or paints does not remain alone before his easel or his writing-desk.
John FiskeThe Unseen World, and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #1486
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It was now as dark as evening, and Rowland could just distinguish the figure of Singleton scampering homeward with his box and easel.
Henry JamesRoderick HudsonProject Gutenberg ebook #176
He thought he would like to have a proper look at it, so he brought it along and set it on the easel.
W. Somerset (William Somerset) MaughamThe Moon and SixpenceProject Gutenberg ebook #222
The subject occupied much of his time and thought, especially when resting from the mental fatigue arising from a long sitting at the easel.
James NasmythJames Nasmyth, Engineer: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #476